Synonyms for defeats
de·feats

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1. List of paraphrases for "defeats":

   beats, overpowers, rout, beat, ousts, routs, downs, frustrates, defeat, bests, stuns, wins, sweeps

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1. Joel Schwartz:

   I don't think an officer on the scene should have the capability to stop the camera from rolling. Otherwise it defeats the entire purpose of having body cameras and or dashcams.

2. Geoffrey Manne:

   The FTC complaint sort of defeats the purpose.

3. Amos Bronson Alcott:

   Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

4. Chief Judge Robert Katzmann:

   Lehman's unrestricted ownership of the securities defeats any suggestion that Doral entrusted the securities to Lehman when it entered into the repos, because Doral did not entrust securities to Lehman, we further conclude that the appellant is not a customer for purposes of SIPA.

5. Umberto Eco:

   The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology, because the consumers want to be thrilled not only by the guarantee of the Good but also by the shudder of the Bad.